Former manager Joe Torre resigned his position as an executive with Major League Baseball on Wednesday to pursue a purchase of the Dodgers.

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While the Angels and Rangers have spent the winter stockpiling armaments for a nuclear American League West summer, the Athletics have been … well, the Athletics: quiet and out of the way. Way out of the way.

The University of Minnesota baseball team will play at the Twins' home ballpark, Target Field, for the third consecutive season at 2 p.m. CT on May 5.

The unpredictable NL West was predictably busy this offseason as the Hot Stove boiled over in one of baseball's most competitive divisions.

The Rays have signed veteran right-hander Fernando Rodney to help boost their bullpen, according to the Associated Press.

The rumor mill is heating up, and first baseman Adam LaRoche has heard the reports of the Nationals being in the running for free agent Prince Fielder.

If the Hall of Fame is for the people who made the game better, and dramatically so, Larry Lucchino belongs.

General manager Jeff Luhnow announced Tuesday the Astros hired Sig Mejdal as director of decision sciences and Stephanie Wilka as coordinator of amateur scouting.

The Dodgers extended the deadline for opening bids for the sale of the club by 10 days on Tuesday.

Hisashi Iwakuma, a right-handed pitcher from Japan who couldn't work out a deal with the A's last offseason, is leaning toward signing with the Mariners, according to a report in Sponichi, a Japanese newspaper.

Neal Williams makes his living as an environmental engineer concentrating on water treatment in Denver. But his passions are poetry and the Rockies.

The Angels may have spent nearly $330 million on Albert Pujols and C.J. Wilson this offseason, but because both agreed to take less money up front, the initial blow to their payroll won't be nearly as tumultuous as one would've expected.

Former Mariners hitting coach Jeff Pentland has been hired back by the organization to fill that same role next season with Triple-A Tacoma.

An already productive offseason for the Marlins got a little bit better on Tuesday. Greg Dobbs, a key contributor during a difficult 2011, is remaining with the club on a two-year contract.

After spending the last two years grooming Jacob Turner for a shot at the big leagues, why would the Tigers make their top prospect, and one of the best pitching prospects in baseball, available in a trade for another starting pitcher?

Second baseman Freddy Sanchez took a small but encouraging step in his recovery from a dislocated right shoulder as he began hitting off a tee on Monday at the Giants' Minor League training facility.